Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-01
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate IF Work OF the Land Bill
but 4disRrns Without Final
Actien Bieng Taken.
The House Passes tho Strike Bill with
Senate Amepdments-The General
Land BIZ Debated.
THE SENATE.
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Verde county, asking that the frontier
battalion be kept in service.
Senator Mcdonald, for judiciary
committee No. !, reported favorably to
create the office of public weigher.
Senator MacMsnus, for the committee
on stock raising, reported favorably the
House bill to amend the stock law.
Senator Terrell, for judiciary commit
tee No. /, reported back the bill am nd
ing the law relating to contested cleo
tons, with the recommendation that itlay
on the table.
UnfavorsblY House bill to amend the
charter of the city OF Galveston.
UnfavorablY to prohibit the removal of
soil and sand from islands on the Gulf
coast.
Favorably authorizing Commissioners
courts to purchase dogs to aid in the cap
ture of criminals.
FavorablY to create commission of
arbitrators and award.
| Favorably to require the Sheriffs to re-
port 10 the Adiutsnt General list OF all
fugitives from justice in their counties.
| Favorably to authorize cities 10 hire
their prisoners.
Favorably to prevent the causes Of &C
ton for damages from sbating upon the
death of the injured person.
| FavUrably to validate deeds Of lands
sold by corporations.
! Favorebly providing that corporations
may transfer lands.
| FavOra5ly to fix the venue OF suits &c
recover damages for wrongtuliy SUNG out
writs of attachnent.
| FavOrably to allOw psTties in divorce
| suits to testify in their own behalf.
| F4vOrablV 10 restore the criminal juris
diction of Basque county.
Senator Jarvis, for the committee on
! finance, reported fuvorably the House bill
| Increasing the saloon tax.
Urfavorablg for the relief OF W. A.
Osner.
UnfsvOrably to reimburse w. 7. John
sons expenses incurred in the arrest Of
James Dav nport.
Unfavorably TO provide better payment
Of fees OF comfy Ulcers
| Bills were introduced by S n&toT Woods
to provide fer the sale of public lands;
also to prevent the forfeiture OF school
| lands.
| By Senator woodward, 20 amend the
Code OF Criminal Procedure relative to
mayors AID recorders Of cities.
| By Senator Stinson, to amend the Code
| of Criminal Procedure relative to cOntin-
! usnces.
by Senator MacManus, to equalize tax
atior.
By Senator AbercrOm5ie, Joint reso-
luton 10 provide for railroad commits
| sion.
On motion of Senator Terrell the Nc
| Donald land bill was tasen up and cOnsid-
cred by sections.
Senator Allen moved to strike out Easy
! lu;n" and insert "institute" where it re-
( fers to the blind, deaf aud dumb. Lost
! Senator Lzne moved 10 strike out the
word university" ana it was laid on
the table subject to call.
Senator Harrison moved to SO amend
as to require the Commissioner Of the
Land Office to call upon the Attorney
General for advice. Adopted.
| Senator Lane moved to increase the
number Of pasture sections to be sold 10
one person from four TO ten sections.
| Senator Frank offered g substitute for
the amendment limiting the sale OF pas
ture lands TO one section 10 any one per-
| son
| Senator Bell spoke in favor OF the SUB
| stitute.
Senator Terrell opposed the amend
ment increasing the limit to ten sections.
Senator Alien favored the four section
clause fixed or the bill.
! Senator Burney made al able argument
in favor CT the ten section amendment.
| Senator Houston spoke against the sub
| stitute.
| Senator Calhoun favored it.
! Senator Burgess made forcibIe speech
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ten section increase, as he thought it
fund. He insisted that to limit
practically Withdraw the lands from sale,
as no man could live en- one section of
pasture land in q great portion OF West
ern Texas.
Senator Lanes amendment, increasing
| the limit to ten sections, was lost. Yeas
| l, nays 20.
Senator Franks substitute was then
lost.
| Senator Terrell offered to amend by In
creasing the limit to five sections, which
The Senate then adjourned until )
O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
senator ArmlSteaQ, LOT the committee
on asylums, reported favorably the bill to
provide for the State Orphan Home.
/ The consideration OF the Mcdonald
| land bill was resumed.
! Senator Lane offered to amend by pro-
viding thst minerals discovered on lands
after they are sold shall not be acquired
by the state but be the property OF the
owner of the land.
| Senator Houston offered substitute
providing that the owner of the land
shall have half of the minerals.
| The substitute and the amendment
were lost.
Senator Calhoun moved to strike out
| the words Chewing timber thereon suita-
BILE for lumber" aud inserting "yalusble
cnlefly for the timber thereon" Adopted.
Senator Burgess moved to arend By
reducing the price of pasture land from
81 TO not less than 81 per acre. Lost.
Senator Houston moved to amend pro-
viding that settlers who may reside on
any part of the lands offered for sale ST
the time this act goes into effect may
have the right TO purchase two additional
dry sections and one watered section.
AdOpted-yeas, II; nays, II.
Senator Houston moved TO amend by
hot Nubo onpli~afjnO has